Murder in a hospital

The appalling crime has to be taken note of for a number of reasons. There had been an attempt on the life of the victim, but there was nobody to ensure his security. People can very legitimately question the security perception of the law enforcers who could do virtually nothing to save the man, despite his surviving the first attempt on his life. On the same day, the owner of a roadside restaurant was murdered in the city. In this case also, the killers committed the crime in front of the employees of the hotel.

Now, the killing of a man undergoing treatment in a hospital cannot be treated as an ordinary crime. It is a clear indication of the fact that professional killers and extortionists have a free hand and they bother little about the presence of law enforcers. It is also reflection on the government's claim that extra police squads have been deployed in the city to combat crimes in the days before Eid.

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One very noticeable aspect of the crimes is that most of them are related to extortionism in some form or the other. So, it becomes obvious that police vigilance during the month of Ramadan, which aims to curb the activities of extortionists, has chinks in the armoury.

The psychological impact of such crimes can be enormous, as people will begin to feel unsafe even in a hospital.

Police must swing into action and arrest the killers before people's confidence in their integrity and ability is further eroded.